Lethrinops micrentodon

• Overview
• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• More Info
• Further Reading
• Notes

Overview

Family : Cichlids ; Occurrence of this species might be dependent on the availability of a special type of diatom[1]. Feeds mainly on benthic diatoms [2].

Endangered

Interesting Facts

Common Names

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Description

Habitat

Ecology: Occurs over soft bottoms . It feeds on diatoms , which it scoops from the substrate. Also feeds in the open water on plankton when available. The presence of this species in a particular area may be dependant on the availability of the diatoms. Breeding males occur from November to February. These males are territorial , defending a small and shallow nest in the sand close to rocks. Females occur in small groups close to where the males have their territories. Reported not to have been exported in the aquarium trade (1990). It attains a length of about 15 cm.[3].

List of Habitats :

•     5     Wetlands (inland)   
  
•     5.5     Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha)   
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Taxonomy

Synonyms

Haplochromis macrophthalmus (Boulenger • Haplochromis Micrentodon • Haplochromis micrentodon Regan • Haplochromis micrentodon Regan, 1922 • Lethrinops micrentodon • Lethrinops micrentodon (Regan 1921) • Tilapia macrophthalma Boulenger

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

First described: Regan, C.T. The Classification of the Fishes of the Family Cichlidae. - II. On African and Syrian Genera not restricted to the Great Lakes . Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 9) 10: 249-264., 1922.

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 21-Mar-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Lethrinops

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:

L. auritus (Lethrinops Small Green) · L. furcifer (Lethrinops Rounded Head) · L. marginatus (Lethrinops Rounded Head) · L. microstoma (Lethrinops Yellow-Black Dorsal) · L. mylodon (Cles & Lewis) · L. parvidens (Lethrinops Red Flush)

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Further Reading

• Eccles, D.H. (1992). FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. FAO, Rome. 145 p.
• Eccles, D.H. and E. Trewavas (1989). Malawian cichlid fishes: the classification of some haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, West Germany.
• Eccles, D.H. and Lewis, D.S.C. 1977. A revision of the genus Lethrinops Regan (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Part 1. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology 36: 1–12
• Eccles, D.H. and Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, Germany.
• IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.
• Konings, A. 1990. Konings's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City New Jersey.
• Maréchal, C. (1991). Lethrinops. p. 233-240. In J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse, G.G. Teugels and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds.) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). ISNB, Brussels; MRAC, Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. Vol. 4.
• Regan, C.T. The Classification of the Fishes of the Family Cichlidae. - II. On African and Syrian Genera not restricted to the Great Lakes. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (Ser. 9) 10: 249-264., 1922.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 15, 2012.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• FishBase. Release date: January 5, 2010
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Kasembe, J. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Kasembe, J. 2006. Lethrinops micrentodon. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• Kullander, Sven O. (from FishBase).
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 130740
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-24094
• Fishbase Species ID: 2160
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 649509
• IUCN ID: 219268
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 115219

Footnotes

1. Konings, A. (1990). Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City, N.J., 495 p. [back]
2. Eccles, D.H. and E. Trewavas (1989). Malawian cichlid fishes: the classification of some haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, West Germany. [back]
3. Kasembe, J. 2006. Lethrinops micrentodon. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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